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Ben Brock

B. A. Brock has lived most of his life in the Pacific Northwest. He graduated with a Bachelor’s of Science in 2007 at Portland State University--which he mostly uses to contemplate how we can achieve a civilization more closely aligned with Star Trek. When not writing, Brock spends his time reading/reviewing novels, training for marathons, and bemoaning the fact that the world has yet to make a decent gluten free donut.

Rabid Reader Recommendations–R3 Wednesdays!

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WELCOME to Rabid Reader Recommendations, or R3 WEDNESDAYS! We host this discussion the first Wednesday of every month; it’s a great opportunity to recommend and discuss works you have enjoyed in the queer science fiction genre. These recommendations may end up on a file you can access on our website–stay tuned for details. For the second R3, the theme is: Holiday Reads! (Any holiday–Boxing day, Christmas, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Earth Day, Hijra, Solstice, etc–but it has to be queer speculative fiction.) HOW IT WORKS: This is a reader discussion. Don’t recommend your own works–get someone to do it … Read more

Release Day Review: “All in Fear” by Open Ink Press

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Title: All in Fear Authors: Steve Berman, K.J. Charles, Avon Gale, Roan Parrish, Kris Ripper, J.A. Rock Genre: Queer Horror Anthology Publisher: Open Ink Press Pages: 245 Anthology Blurb: Horror wears many faces, and its masks can be tantalizing. Some of the top names in queer fiction come together to spin their own versions of horror. Worlds rife with dark beauty and mystery, the familiar becoming terrible, creatures ethereal and alluring—and all bearing the gleam of love. Does hope lie along these grim passages or only doom? It will become clear. All in time—and all in fear. Review (story blurb–then … Read more

Review: “7&7–Anthology of Virtue and Vice” by Speed, Witt, Carole Cummings, Reed, Inman, Yates, London, Hennig, Ford, Michael, Fessenden, Love, Cook, Durreson

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Title: 7&7–Anthology of Virtue and Vice Author(s): Andrea Speed, Brandon Witt, Sean Michael, J. Tullos Hennig, Carol Cummings, Rick R. Reed, John Inman, Rhys Ford, Clare London, Pearl Love, Jamie Fessenden, J. S. Cook, Amy Rae Durresson, and Serena Yates Genre: LGBT Anthology Publisher: DSP Publications Pages: 360 Blurb Humankind possesses a dual nature, the ability to rise to the brightest heights—or sink to the darkest and most perverse depths. What inspires some to reach the pinnacles of virtue while others cannot resist the temptations of vice? Is it something innate, or a result of destiny and circumstance? Delve into … Read more

Interview with Forge from “The Vampire Guard” by Elizabeth Noble

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Hello and welcome, listeners! This is Ben Brock, Special Correspondent for the Paranormal Public on Queer Sci Fi Radio, and I have with me today Head Detective Jonas Forge. Detective Forge has won numerous commendations working for the Flint Police Department, and has become a steadfast member of their–mainly human–community. He’s also a vampire, and a rising star in our society.   Thank you, Detective Forge, for coming on our show today.   Forge: It’s my pleasure. I’m honored to have been asked and it’s a thrill to meet you Mr. Brock.   Let’s get some minor details out of … Read more

Review: “Billy Blood” by Christopher Church

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Title: Billy Blood Series: The Mason Braithwaite Paranormal Mystery Series Book #4 Author: Christopher Church Genre: Gay Supernatural Suspense Publisher: Dagmar Muira Pages/Word Count: 156 pages Blurb: A fender-bender on the freeway gets psychic investigator Mason entangled with Catherine, an enigmatic visitor from DC—but who, exactly, does she work for? Trying to track her down, he runs across Billy Blood, a Los Angeles company that markets a stomach-churning “lifestyle drink” made with animal blood, and goes to work for its shady CEO to find out who has been vandalizing the product. Recruited by Hanh, an old friend from the psychic … Read more

Review: “Angel Undone” by Leta Blake

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Angel Undone

Title: Angel Undone Author: Leta Blake Genre: Urban Fantasy Publisher: Amazon Pages/Word Count: 90 pages Blurb The Archangel Michael is tired. He fought wars and shoved his brother Lucifer out of heaven all before the Dark Ages rolled around. His role as protector of Israel now encompasses all of humanity, and while he performs his job perfectly, there’s little personal joy in it. Until one night in a bar when he meets Asher. Michael isn’t sure what it is about the vulnerable, self-deprecating Asher that calls to him, but something about his restrained depths, gentle smiles, and encyclopedic knowledge of … Read more

Review: “The Seventh Pleiade” by Andrew J. Peters

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Title: The Seventh Pleiade Series: Atlantis #1 Author: Andrew J. Peters Genre: Gay YA Historical Fantasy Publisher: Bold Strokes Books Pages/Word Count: 264 pages Blurb Atlantis is besieged by violent storms, tremors, and a barbarian army. For sixteen-year-old Aerander, it’s a calamitous backdrop to his Panegyris, where boys are feted for their passage to manhood. Amid a secret web of romances among the celebrants, Aerander’s cousin Dam goes missing with two boys. With the kingdom in crisis, no one suspects the High Priest Zazamoukh, though Aerander uncovers a conspiracy to barter boys for dark spiritual power. Aerander’s proof— an underground … Read more

Review: “Gun to My Head” by Dira Lewis

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Title: Gun to My Head Author: Dira Lewis Genre: LGBTQ+ Paranormal Fiction Publisher: Less Than Three Press Pages/Word Count: 325 pages Blurb: Sin is a vampire at the end of his rope. Having escaped forcible conversion by a vampire cult, he temporarily kills himself and rises again only to immediately imprint on a human: eighteen-year-old Dominic. Thanks to the cult’s conditioning, Sin can’t bite Dominic, but because of the imprint he also can’t leave him alone. Protecting Dominic from a local vampire named Oriana puts Sin between a rock and a hard place. With nowhere else to turn he does … Read more

Review: “Electric Candle” by Elizabeth Noble

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Title: Electric Candle Series: The Sleepless City #2 Author(s): Elizabeth Noble Genre: Gay Paranormal Mystery/Thriller Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 200 pages Blurb When a vampire finds his soul mate, the bond is forever. It’s love at first sight. Or is it? Flint, Ohio Homicide Detective Jonas Forge has been a vampire for nearly two hundred years. He’s fought wars, seen life go from the simple but hard colonial days to the modern high tech world. He’s evolved with the times, adapting with each new era, blending into each new life. The one constant is his best friend and lover, … Read more

Interview: Jordan Castillo Price, M/M Urban Fantasy and Horror

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Hello, this is B. A. Brock from Queer Sci Fi, and I have the pleasure of interviewing Jordan Castillo Price today on our blog. I’m a huge fan of hers, and have read quite a bit of her work, so when Scott mentioned that JCP would be up for an interview, I did the fanboy Muppet flail. Let’s dig right in! BA: What I love about your works, is how you can use modern language, familiar to the reader, and yet still create these fantastic science fiction worlds. What do you like about working in the urban scifi genre? What … Read more